What are the important accomplishments of your woman?

  • Dian Fossey did research on gorillas in Rwanda. (Holly 4E)
  • She earned a Ph.D. (Holly 4D)
  • She tried to protect the gorillas from poachers. (Holly 4C)
  • She wrote Gorillas in the Mist in 1983 (Holly 4C)
  • Dian was trained by Jane Goodall, a chimpanzee expert. She was the first person to have friendly contact with gorillas. Her favorite gorilla, Digit, hugged her on a day that she was feeling sad. (Holly 4-E)






What are some important dates and events in her life?

  • Dian Fossey lived from 1932-1985. Holly 4D
  • She was murdered by poachers in her camp in 1985.






What do you admire most about your person?

  • I admire Dian Fossey because she risked her life to stop poachers from killing gorillas. (Holly 4E)






What words come to mind to describe this woman? (Add at least three)


  • Determined, courageous, outspoken (Holly 4D)






Should your woman be elected to the Hall of Fame? Why or why not?

  • Yes, I think she should because she died doing her job of protecting gorillas and brought a lot of attention to the problem of poaching. (Holly 4E)
  • Yes, because she studied gorillas in the wild which no one else had done before. (Holly 4H)







What character traits would you use to describe your woman?

  • Passionate, intelligent, risk-taker (Holly 4D)
  • Persistent, Brave, Independent (Holly 4H)




Where did you find your information?

  • World Book Encyclopedia